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Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro

 
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Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Lagoa (English: Lagoon) is an affluent residential neighbourhood located around the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. It borders the neighbourhoods of Ipanema, Leblon, Copacabana, Gávea and Jardim Botânico and Humaitá.

It is an upper-middle and upper class neighbourhood. It is also one of the few places in Rio de Janeiro without a favela (slum). The population is about 18,200 inhabitants. Around the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon there is a circleway of about 7.5 km long and many parks are located there as well.


Coordinates: 22°58′35″S 43°12′35″W / 22.97633°S 43.20966°W / -22.97633; -43.20966


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